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On July 29, 1967, 134 U.S. sailors were killed aboard the USS Forrestal in Vietnam's Gulf of Tonkin. They fought a fire that threatened to destroy the ship and the 6,000 men aboard. On Weekend Edition Saturday, Scott Simon talks to the author of a new book about the fire.

Employers added 75,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department reports. It was the smallest increase since October 2005. At the same time, the nation's unemployment rate dipped to 4.6 percent, its lowest reading since the summer of 2001.

At Roosevelt High School in Seattle, teachers are using a new science curriculum called the Inquiry Method to teach biology. It's supposed to inspire curiosity -- sometimes at the expense of memorization of facts. NPR's Robert Smith is spending a whole year following the teachers and students at Roosevelt, and has this report. (6:15)

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating a 69,000 gallon oil spill from Enbridge Line 6, about 60 miles west of Milwaukee.

The proposed millage is intended to help expand access to childcare in Kalamazoo County. If it passed, the property tax would be expected to generate $6.4 million in its first year.

A list of the groundbreaking musicians, producers and journalists we lost in 2021.

The Supreme Court issued its decision Monday in Fisher v. the University of Texas, which challenged the constitutionality of the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The court sent the case back to the lower court to apply "strict scrutiny" to the University's admissions policy.

The U.S. won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics team event after Russia was disqualified for doping. Team USA defended its title after a fierce three-day battle with Japan, winning by a single point.

Some of the biggest proponents of conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections regularly tour the country together. Many of the speakers are closely tied to former President Donald Trump.

President Trump meets with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit. Also, an update on Robert Mueller's Russia probe, and a look at electric carmaker Tesla's new lower-priced car.